The 5th BRDC International Trophy – formally the Daily Express International Trophy – meeting was held on 9 May 1953 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. Mike Hawthorn, driving a Ferrari 500 won the final and shared fastest lap with Emmanuel de Graffenried. de Graffenried was the fastest qualifier.
Results Final – 35 Laps Pos No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Ret. Grid 1 12 Mike Hawthorn Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 1:06:36, 148.54 kph 1 2 18 Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +12s 5 3 5 Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +42s 8 4 47 B. Bira Autocourse Maserati A6GCM +1:51 6 5 36 Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol +1:51 2 6 35 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Racing Cooper T23-Bristol +1:54 16 7 17 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 13 8 10 Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta +1 lap 7 9 7 Stirling Moss Cooper Car Company Cooper T24-Alta +1 lap 4 10 15 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 +1 lap 14 11 24 Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +1 lap 12 12 21 Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +1 lap 15 13 28 Bobbie Baird Scuderia Irlandia Ferrari 500 +1 lap 10 14 14 Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol +2 laps 20 15 19 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +2 laps 22 16 45 Jacques Swaters Ecurie Francorchamps Cooper T23-Bristol +2 laps 21 17 11 James Scott Douglas Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +3 laps 17 18 41 Eric Brandon Eric Brandon Cooper T20-Bristol +3 laps 18 19 42 John Webb John Webb Turner-Lea Francis +3 laps 28 20 25 Frank Curtis HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +4 laps 26 21 44 Gerry Dunham Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover +4 laps 24 Ret 32 Archie Bryde Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 18 laps, fire 23 Ret 29 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati A6GCM 16 laps, withdrew after being penalised for false start 3 Ret 16 Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 16 laps, fuel tank 9 Ret 2 Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 8 laps, lost wheel 11 Ret 22 Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 8 laps 19 Ret 37 Horace Richards H.A. Richards H.A.R.-Riley 4 laps, clutch 25 DNS 9 Tom Cole Atlantic Stable Ferrari 500 mechanical 27 DNS 4 Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 DNQ 43 Geoff Richardson Geoff Richardson RRA-Riley Ret, heat 1 DNQ 1 Roberto Mieres Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 Ret, heat 1 DNQ 3 Hans Stuck Hans Stuck AFM-Küchen Ret, heat 1 DNQ 31 Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Alta-Bristol Ret, heat 1 DNQ 33 Bill Aston Bill Aston Aston Butterworth Ret, heat 1 DNQ 30 Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type-Lea Francis Ret, heat 2 DNQ 20 John Coombs Connaught Engineering Connaught Type-Lea Francis Ret, heat 2 DNS 8 Alan Brown Equipe Anglaise Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo DNS 26 Bill Skelly Bill Skelly Frazer Nash FN56 DNS 34 Tony Crook Tony Crook Cooper T23-Bristol DNS 38 John Lyons John Lyons Connaught Type-Lea Francis DNS 39 André Loens André Loens Kieft-Butterworth DNS 40 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson 56-Alta DNA 6 Georges de Kando Georges de Kando Veritas RS DNA 23 Jack Fairman HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta DNA 27 Tony Gaze Tony Gaze Alta F2 DNA 46 Ottorino Volonterio Ottorino Volonterio Maserati A6GCM DNA 1 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 car driven by Mieres DNA 14 Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol car driven by Sanderson DNA 39 John Nicholson John Nicholson Kieft car driven by Loens Fastest lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried/Mike Hawthorn – 1:51
Heats – 15 Laps
Heat 1 Pos Driver Time/Ret. Grid 1 Emmanuel de Graffenried 28:59, 146.28kph 1 2 Stirling Moss +5s 11 3 B. Bira +22s 6 4 Tony Rolt +28s 3 5 Kenneth McAlpine +55s 4 6 Louis Rosier +56s 10 7 Duncan Hamilton +1:14 9 8 Bob Gerard +1:43 (inc. 60s penalty for false start) 2 = James Scott Douglas +1:43 12 10 Eric Brandon +2:00 8 11 Jacques Swaters +1 lap 16 12 Johnny Claes +1 lap 7 13 Horace Richards +1 lap 17 14 Frank Curtis +1 lap 19 15 Tom Cole +1 lap 20 Ret Geoff Richardson 12 laps 13 Ret Roberto Mieres 10 laps, transmission 5 Ret Hans Stuck 6 laps, engine 14 Ret Joe Kelly 3 laps, crash damage 15 Ret Bill Aston 2 laps, oil leak 18 Fastest lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried/Stirling Moss – 1:54Heat 2 Pos Driver Time/Ret. Grid 1 Mike Hawthorn 28:23, 149.37kph 2 2 Ken Wharton +1s 1 3 Roy Salvadori +50s 6 4 Peter Whitehead +1:00 10 5 Louis Chiron +1:09 3 6 Bobbie Baird +1:18 7 7 Harry Schell +1:19 5 8 Peter Collins +1:19.2 9 9 Maurice Trintignant 14 laps, transmission 4 10 Lance Macklin +1 lap 8 11 Ninian Sanderson +1 lap 13 12 Archie Bryde +1 lap 12 13 Gerry Dunham +1 lap 14 14 John Webb +2 laps 16 Ret Leslie Marr 15 Ret John Coombs 6 laps, radiator 11 Fastest lap: Mike Hawthorn – 1:51
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